JP2013004041A - Content selling server device, content selling system, content selling method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content selling server device, a content selling system, a content selling method and a program for purchasing electronic content whose content is the same as that of merchandise.SOLUTION: A store terminal 20 reads the merchandise ID of merchandise whose purchase is requested by a user and the user ID of a member card, and transmits the merchandise ID and the user ID as well as store ID to a server device 10 to store the merchandise ID, the user ID and the store ID in association. A server CPU 11 extracts all the merchandise ID associated with the user ID of a user who has logged in from a mobile terminal 30, and transmits the content ID of electronic content whose content is the same as that of the merchandise to be specified in accordance with the extracted merchandise ID as a content list to the mobile terminal 30. The mobile terminal 30 selects the content ID of the electronic content to be purchased from the content list, and transmits the content ID to the server device 10. The server device 10 distributes the electronic content of the received content ID.

Description

  The present invention relates to a content sales server device, a content sales system, a content sales method, and a program for selling electronic content via a network.

  In a store where a user sells a product such as a book or a music compact disc (hereinafter referred to as “CD”), the product desired to be purchased is registered in the terminal device of the store, and from the mobile terminal device owned by the user, Content that refers to a list of electronic content with the same content as the product registered in the terminal device and purchases one of the electronic content lists, a part of the purchase price is paid to the store where the product is registered There is a sales system.

  As a prior art, there is a content purchase and sales apparatus described in Patent Document 1. The content distribution server on which the content purchase / sale device is installed is a store code which is identification information of a store included in a distribution channel for purchase / sale of content executed via a network from a user terminal device. The content code for identifying the content determined to be purchased by the user and the user identification information (identification: abbreviated “ID”) of the user are received and stored. The store code, the content code, and the user ID are read by the user's terminal device at the store. When a content ordering instruction is received from the user's terminal device, the content distribution server performs user authentication with the user ID, downloads the content indicated by the stored content code to the user's terminal device, Return to the store indicated by the store code that stores part of the sales.

JP 2004-280580 A

  However, in the prior art, the user, that is, the user needs to read the store code with the terminal device and transmit it to the content distribution server. That is, an operation by the user is required for information that the user originally does not need to be aware of.

  In addition, the conventional technology does not take into consideration the case where electronic contents having the same contents as merchandise such as books and music CDs in stores are sold. In other words, the product ID for identifying the product and the content ID for identifying the electronic content do not always match, and how to associate them is not considered.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a content sales server device, a content sales system, a content sales method, and a program capable of purchasing electronic content having the same content as a product.

The present invention provides user specifying information for specifying a user who wants to purchase a product, store specifying information for specifying a store displaying a product that the user wants to purchase, and the user Sales server device that sells electronic content by being connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product that the user wishes to purchase is readable. Because
An acquisition unit for acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage unit that stores the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving unit for receiving user specifying information of a user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting unit that extracts product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received by the user specifying information receiving unit from the product specifying information stored in the storage unit;
A content specifying unit for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit;
A transmission unit that transmits the content identification information identified by the content identification unit to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving unit that receives content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted by the transmitting unit;
The content sales server apparatus includes a sales unit that electronically sells electronic content specified by the content specification information received by the content specification information receiving unit.

The present invention further includes a store extracting unit that extracts store specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the store specifying information stored in the storage unit,
The storage unit stores content specifying information of electronic contents sold by the selling unit in association with store specifying information extracted by the store extracting unit.

Further, in the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires mobile terminal specifying information for specifying the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device,
Based on the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit, further includes a user specifying unit that specifies user specifying information,
The product extracting unit replaces the user specifying information received by the user specifying information receiving unit from the product specifying information stored in the storage unit, and specifies the product specifying associated with the user specifying information specified by the user specifying unit. It is characterized by extracting information.

In the present invention, the storage unit stores the credit card number assigned to the user's credit card, the user identification information, and the user confirmation information for confirming the validity of the user identification information in association with each other,
A user confirmation information receiving unit for further receiving user confirmation information from the mobile terminal device;
When the user confirmation information received by the user confirmation information receiving unit matches the user confirmation information stored in the storage unit, the sales unit uses the credit card number stored in the storage unit to pay for the electronic content. It is characterized by performing checkout.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the user specifying information acquired by the acquisition unit is information that is given to the user by the store terminal device and stored in the user's mobile terminal device.

In the present invention, the acquisition unit acquires the mobile terminal specifying information of the mobile terminal device together with the user specifying information from the mobile terminal device,
The storage unit stores the mobile terminal identification information acquired by the acquisition unit in association with the user identification information acquired together with the mobile terminal identification information,
The user specifying unit specifies the user specifying information by extracting the user specifying information associated with the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit from the user specifying information stored in the storage unit. Features.

  The present invention further includes a title specifying unit that specifies a title of a product specified by the product specifying information when the content specifying unit cannot specify the content specifying information.

Further, in the present invention, the storage unit stores product specifying information in association with content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information,
The content specifying unit specifies content specifying information by extracting content specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the content specifying information stored in the storage unit. Features.

The present invention is a content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device and the content sales server device,
The store terminal device
A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring user specific information, store specific information and product specific information;
A store terminal storage unit that stores user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, store identification information, and product identification information in association with each other;
A store terminal transmitting unit that transmits user specifying information, store specifying information, and product specifying information stored in the store terminal storage unit to the content sales server device,
The mobile terminal device
A mobile terminal storage unit for storing user identification information;
A mobile terminal transmission unit for transmitting the user identification information stored in the mobile terminal storage unit to the content sales server device;
A mobile terminal receiver that receives the selected content identification information from a content sales server device;
A display unit for displaying the content identification information received by the mobile terminal reception unit;
A selection unit that selects content identification information of electronic content to be purchased from the content identification information displayed on the display unit,
The mobile terminal transmission unit is a content sales system that transmits the content specifying information selected by the selection unit to the content sales server device.

The present invention is a content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device and the content sales server device,
The store terminal device
A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring store specific information and product specific information;
A store terminal storage unit that stores the store specific information and the product specific information acquired by the specific information acquisition unit;
A store terminal receiving unit for receiving user identification information from the mobile terminal device;
A store terminal transmitting unit that transmits the user specifying information received by the store terminal receiving unit and the store specifying information and product specifying information stored in the store terminal storage unit to the content sales server device,
The mobile terminal device
A mobile terminal storage unit for storing user identification information;
A mobile terminal transmission unit that transmits user identification information stored in the mobile terminal storage unit to the store terminal device and the content sales server device;
A mobile terminal receiver that receives the selected content identification information from a content sales server device;
A display unit for displaying the content identification information received by the mobile terminal reception unit;
A selection unit that selects content identification information of electronic content to be purchased from the content identification information displayed on the display unit,
The mobile terminal transmission unit is a content sales system that transmits the electronic content specifying information selected by the selection unit to the content sales server device.

Further, the present invention is provided in a store, user specifying information for specifying a user who wants to purchase a product, store specifying information for specifying a store displaying a product that the user wants to purchase, A content sales server that sells electronic content connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product that the user desires to purchase is readable. There is a content sales method executed on the device,
An acquisition step of acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage step of storing the user identification information acquired in the acquisition step, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving step of receiving user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting step for extracting product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step from the product specifying information stored in the storing step;
A content specifying step for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step;
A transmission step of transmitting the content identification information identified in the content identification step to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving step for receiving content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted in the transmitting step;
And a sales step of electronically selling the electronic content specified by the content specification information received in the content specification information receiving step.

Further, the present invention is provided in a store, user specifying information for specifying a user who wants to purchase a product, store specifying information for specifying a store displaying a product that the user wants to purchase, The product specifying information for specifying the product that the user desires to purchase is connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device that are readable so as to include a computer, and sell electronic contents. In the computer of the content sales server device to perform,
An acquisition step of acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage step of storing the user identification information acquired in the acquisition step, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving step of receiving user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting step for extracting product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step from the product specifying information stored in the storing step;
A content specifying step for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step;
A transmission step of transmitting the content identification information identified in the content identification step to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving step for receiving content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted in the transmitting step;
And a sales step for electronically selling electronic content specified by the content specifying information received in the content specifying information receiving step.

  According to the present invention, the user specifying information for specifying a user who wants to purchase a product provided in the store, the store specifying information for specifying the store displaying the product that the user wants to purchase, Content sales for sale of electronic content connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product that the user desires to purchase is readable and held When selling electronic content on the server device, the acquisition unit acquires user specifying information, store specifying information, and product specifying information from the store terminal device. The storage unit stores the user specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit, the store specifying information, and the product specifying information in association with each other. The user specifying information receiving unit receives user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device. The product extracting unit extracts product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received by the user specifying information receiving unit from the product specifying information stored in the storage unit. The content specifying unit specifies content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit. The transmitting unit transmits the content specifying information specified by the content specifying unit to the mobile terminal device. The content specifying information receiving unit receives content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted by the transmitting unit. The sales unit electronically sells the electronic content specified by the content specifying information received by the content specifying information receiving unit. Therefore, the user can purchase the electronic content having the same content as the product without being aware of the specific information for specifying the store.

  According to the invention, the store extracting unit extracts store specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the store specifying information stored in the storage unit. The storage unit stores the content specifying information of the electronic content sold by the selling unit and the store specifying information extracted by the store extracting unit in association with each other. Therefore, the content sales server device can specify a store that returns a part of the price of the purchased electronic content.

  According to the invention, the acquisition unit acquires mobile terminal specifying information for specifying the mobile terminal apparatus from the mobile terminal apparatus. The user specifying unit specifies user specifying information based on the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit. And the said product extraction part was linked | related with the user specific information specified by the user specific part instead of the user specific information received by the user specific information receiving part from the product specific information memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part. Product specific information is extracted. Therefore, the user can purchase the electronic content without inputting the user specifying information.

  According to the invention, the storage unit stores the credit card number assigned to the user's credit card, the user identification information, and the user confirmation information for confirming the validity of the user identification information in association with each other. . The user confirmation information receiving unit further receives user confirmation information from the mobile terminal device. When the user confirmation information received by the user confirmation information receiving unit matches the user confirmation information stored in the storage unit, the sales unit uses the credit card number stored in the storage unit to store the electronic content. Check out the price. Therefore, the user can pay for electronic content to be purchased with only a password without inputting credit card information.

  Moreover, according to this invention, the user specific information which the said acquisition part acquired is the information given to the user by the said shop terminal device, and was memorize | stored in the user's mobile terminal device. Therefore, the content sales server device can acquire the user specifying information given from the store from the mobile terminal.

  According to the invention, the acquisition unit acquires the mobile terminal specifying information of the mobile terminal device together with the user specifying information from the mobile terminal device. The storage unit stores the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit in association with the user specifying information acquired together with the mobile terminal specifying information. The user specifying unit specifies the user specifying information by extracting the user specifying information associated with the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit from the user specifying information stored in the storage unit. . Therefore, the content sales server device can easily specify the user specifying information from the mobile terminal specifying information acquired from the mobile terminal device.

  According to the invention, the title specifying unit specifies the title of the product specified by the product specifying information when the content specifying unit cannot specify the content specifying information. Therefore, the user can know information about a product such as a product title even for a product without electronic content.

  According to the invention, the storage unit stores product specifying information in association with content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information. The content specifying unit specifies content specifying information by extracting content specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the content specifying information stored in the storage unit. . Therefore, the content sales server device can easily and reliably specify the content specifying information from the product specifying information.

  According to the present invention, in selling electronic content in a content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device, and the content sales server device, in the store terminal device, the specific information acquisition unit includes user specific information, Store specific information and product specific information are acquired. The store terminal storage unit stores the user specifying information acquired by the specifying information acquiring unit, the store specifying information, and the product specifying information in association with each other. And a store terminal transmission part transmits the user specific information memorize | stored in a store terminal memory | storage part, store specific information, and goods specific information to a content sales server apparatus. In the mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal storage unit stores user identification information. A mobile terminal transmission part transmits the user specific information memorize | stored in a mobile terminal memory | storage part to a content sales server apparatus. The mobile terminal receiving unit receives the selected content specifying information from the content sales server device. The display unit displays the content specifying information received by the mobile terminal reception unit. A selection part selects the content specific information of the electronic content purchased from the content specific information displayed on the display part. Then, the mobile terminal transmission unit transmits the content specifying information selected by the selection unit to the content sales server device. Therefore, even if the user does not know the store and product specific information, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased.

  According to the present invention, in selling electronic content in a content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device, and the content sales server device, in the store terminal device, the specific information acquisition unit includes store specific information and a product. Get specific information. The store terminal storage unit stores the store specifying information and the product specifying information acquired by the specifying information acquiring unit in association with each other. The store terminal receiving unit receives user specifying information from the mobile terminal device. Then, the store terminal transmitting unit transmits the user specifying information received by the store terminal receiving unit and the store specifying information and the product specifying information stored in the store terminal storage unit to the content sales server device. In the mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal storage unit stores user identification information. A mobile terminal transmission part transmits the user specific information memorize | stored in a mobile terminal memory | storage part to a shop terminal device and a content sales server apparatus. The mobile terminal receiving unit receives the selected content specifying information from the content sales server device. The display unit displays the content specifying information received by the mobile terminal reception unit. A selection part selects the content specific information of the electronic content purchased from the content specific information displayed on the display part. And a mobile terminal transmission part transmits the electronic content specific information selected by the selection part to a content sales server apparatus. Therefore, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased without the user being aware of the specific information for specifying the store. Moreover, the user does not need to present the membership card in which the user identification information is recorded at the store.

  Further, according to the present invention, user specifying information provided in a store for specifying a user who desires to purchase a product, store specifying information for specifying a store displaying a product that the user desires to purchase, and Content that sells electronic content by being connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product that the user desires to purchase is readable and held In selling electronic content by the content sales method executed by the sales server device, in the acquisition step, user specifying information, store specifying information, and product specifying information are acquired from the store terminal device. In the storing step, the user specifying information acquired in the acquiring step, the store specifying information, and the product specifying information are stored in association with each other. In the user specifying information receiving step, user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device is received from the mobile terminal device. In the product extracting step, product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step is extracted from the product specifying information stored in the storing step. In the content specifying step, content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step is specified. In the transmitting step, the content specifying information specified in the content specifying step is transmitted to the mobile terminal device. In the content specifying information receiving step, the content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted in the transmitting step is received. In the sales step, the electronic content specified by the content specifying information received in the content specifying information receiving step is electronically sold. Therefore, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased without the user being aware of the specific information for specifying the store.

  Further, according to the present invention, user specifying information provided in a store for specifying a user who desires to purchase a product, store specifying information for specifying a store displaying a product that the user desires to purchase, and , Connected via a network to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product that the user desires to purchase is readable, and includes a computer. An acquisition step of acquiring user identification information, store identification information, and product identification information from the store terminal device, user identification information acquired in the acquisition step, store identification information, A storage step of associating and storing the product specifying information, and a user of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device A user specifying information receiving step for receiving specific information; a product extracting step for extracting product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step from the product specifying information stored in the storing step; A content specifying step for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step, and the content specifying information specified in the content specifying step for the mobile terminal It is specified by a transmission step to be transmitted to the device, a content specification information reception step for receiving content specification information selected from the content specification information transmitted in the transmission step, and a content specification information received in the content specification information reception step Electronic content Sales can be provided as a program for executing the sales steps electronically performed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server apparatus 10 contained in the content sales system 1 which is the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the content sales system. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a store terminal 20. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal 30. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of login information 41. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the content list. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of purchase request information 43. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the credit card information. It is a figure which shows an example of the user ID registration screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a content list display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the credit card registration screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a user ID registration process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a 1st content registration process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a 1st content purchase process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a 1st purchase process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a user ID and terminal ID registration process in the content sales system 1a which is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a 2nd content purchase process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the credit card registration process in the content sales system 1b which is the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a 2nd purchase process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the 2nd content registration process in the content sales system 1c which is the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a server device 10 included in the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The server device 10 that is a content sales server device is a server device that sells electronic content. The content sales method according to the present invention is executed by the server device 10.

  The server device 10 includes a server central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as “CPU”) 11, a server storage unit 12, a server temporary storage unit 13, and a server communication unit 14. The server CPU 11 is constituted by a CPU, for example, and controls the server communication unit 14 by executing a program stored in the server storage unit 12. The server CPU 11 is a product extracting unit, a content specifying unit, a sales unit, a store extracting unit, a user specifying unit, and a title specifying unit.

  The server storage unit 12 serving as a storage unit is configured by a nonvolatile large-capacity storage device, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk device (hereinafter referred to as “HDD”), or the like. The server storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the server CPU 11 and information necessary for the server CPU 11 to execute the program (referred to as “data” in the figure). Information stored in the server storage unit 12 is written and read by the server CPU 11.

  The server temporary storage unit 13 is configured by a volatile storage device having a writing speed and a reading speed higher than those of the server storage unit 12, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a dynamic random access memory (hereinafter referred to as "DRAM"). Is done. The server temporary storage unit 13 is a work memory that temporarily stores information necessary for the server CPU 11 to execute a program. Information stored in the server temporary storage unit 13 is written and read by the server CPU 11.

  The server communication unit 14 is connected to the network 2 to be described later by, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), and other devices connected to the network 2, such as a store terminal device (hereinafter referred to as “store terminal”) 20 and a mobile terminal to be described later. An apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “mobile terminal”) 30 and a communication apparatus that transmits and receives information are configured. The server communication unit 14 transmits information received from the server CPU 11 to other devices instructed by the server CPU 11 via the network 2, and sends information received from other devices via the network 2 to the server CPU 11. The server communication unit 14 is an acquisition unit, a user identification information reception unit, a transmission unit, a content identification information reception unit, and a user confirmation information reception unit.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the content sales system 1. The content sales system 1 includes a server device 10, a store terminal 20, and a mobile terminal 30.

  Server device 10, store terminal 20, and mobile terminal 30 are connected to a communication network, for example, network 2, and transmit / receive information to / from each other via network 2. Although only one store terminal 20 and one mobile terminal 30 are shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of store terminals 20 and a plurality of mobile terminals 30 can be connected to the network 2. The network 2 is a communication network including a network such as a local area network or a wide area network, and may be configured by the Internet, for example. The mobile terminal 30 may be directly connected to the network 2, or in the case of a mobile phone device, for example, the mobile terminal 30 is connected to the network 2 via a communication facility installed in a base station. Also good.

  The store terminal 20 is provided in a store displaying a product, and when the user desires to purchase the product, product specifying information (Identification: hereinafter referred to as “ID”) for specifying the product identifies the store. And the server specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “user ID”) and the user specifying information for specifying the user who uses the store (hereinafter referred to as “user ID”). The product is, for example, a product such as a book, a music compact disc (hereinafter referred to as “CD”), and a moving image digital versatile disc (hereinafter referred to as “DVD”) such as a movie.

  The server device 10 stores the product ID, the store ID, and the user ID received from the store terminal 20 in association with each other, and when receiving the user ID from the mobile terminal 30, the server device 10 is specified by the product ID associated with the received user ID. Content specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “content ID”) for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 as a content list. The content list is a list of electronic contents having the same content as the product that the user who has the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the user ID desires to purchase at the store.

  The mobile terminal 30 receives the content list from the server device 10, causes the user to select a content ID of electronic content to be purchased from the received content list, and transmits the selected content ID to the server device 10. The server device 10 performs a purchase procedure for selling the electronic content having the received content ID. When the purchase procedure is completed, the mobile terminal 30 downloads electronic content from the server device 10 and displays it.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the store terminal 20. The store terminal 20 is provided in each store. The store terminal 20 includes a store terminal CPU 21, a store terminal storage unit 22, a store terminal temporary storage unit 23, a store terminal communication unit 24, and a product code reading unit 25. The store terminal CPU 21 is constituted by, for example, a CPU, and controls the store terminal communication unit 24 and the product code reading unit 25 by executing a program stored in the store terminal storage unit 22.

  The store terminal storage unit 22 that is a store terminal storage unit is configured by a nonvolatile large-capacity storage device, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, an HDD, or the like. The store terminal storage unit 22 stores a program executed by the store terminal CPU 21 and information necessary for the store terminal CPU 21 to execute the program. Information stored in the store terminal storage unit 22 is written and read by the store terminal CPU 21.

  The store terminal temporary storage unit 23 is configured by a volatile storage device having a writing speed and a reading speed higher than the store terminal storage unit 22, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a DRAM. The store terminal temporary storage unit 23 is a work memory that temporarily stores information necessary for the store terminal CPU 21 to execute a program. Information stored in the store terminal temporary storage unit 23 is written and read by the store terminal CPU 21.

  The store terminal communication unit 24 which is a store terminal transmission unit and a store terminal reception unit is connected to the network 2 by, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), and other devices connected to the network 2, such as the server device 10 and the mobile terminal 30 It is comprised by the communication apparatus which transmits / receives information. The store terminal communication unit 24 transmits information received from the store terminal CPU 21 to another device instructed by the store terminal CPU 21 via the network 2, and stores information received from the other device via the network 2 to the store terminal CPU 21. Send to. The communication method is, for example, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 wireless communication method, but may be RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) or a plurality of them.

  The product code reading unit 25 is a reading device that reads a product ID attached to a product. The product ID may be affixed to the product as a barcode, may be recorded as a magnetic stripe, or may be attached to an integrated circuit (hereinafter referred to as “IC”) chip that is affixed to the product. You may remember it. The product code reading unit 25 reads the user ID stored in the membership card issued at the store. The membership card is a magnetic card or an IC card. The membership card stores a user ID issued at the store. The product code reading unit 25 and an operation unit (not shown) are specific information acquisition units.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal 30. The mobile terminal 30 is configured by, for example, a mobile phone device or an electronic book terminal device that can be carried by a user. Hereinafter, a case where the mobile terminal 30 is a mobile phone device will be described as an example. The mobile terminal 30 includes a mobile terminal CPU 31, a mobile terminal storage unit 32, a mobile terminal temporary storage unit 33, a mobile terminal communication unit 34, an antenna 35, a display unit 36, and an operation unit 37. The mobile terminal CPU 31 is configured by a CPU, for example, and controls the mobile terminal communication unit 34, the display unit 36, and the operation unit 37 by executing a program stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32.

  The mobile terminal storage unit 32 which is a mobile terminal storage unit is configured by a nonvolatile large-capacity storage device, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory or an HDD. The mobile terminal storage unit 32 stores a program executed by the mobile terminal CPU 31 and information necessary for the mobile terminal CPU 31 to execute the program. Information stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 is written and read by the mobile terminal CPU 31.

  The mobile terminal temporary storage unit 33 is configured by a volatile storage device having a writing speed and a reading speed higher than those of the mobile terminal storage unit 32, for example, a semiconductor memory such as a DRAM. The mobile terminal temporary storage unit 33 is a work memory that temporarily stores information necessary for the mobile terminal CPU 31 to execute a program. Information stored in the mobile terminal temporary storage unit 33 is written and read by the mobile terminal CPU 31.

  The mobile terminal communication unit 34 is connected to the network 2 by wireless communication via the communication equipment of the base station, and communicates with other devices connected to the network 2, such as the server device 10 and the store terminal 20, for communication. Consists of. The communication equipment of the base station controls communication via the mobile phone network. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 transmits information received from the mobile terminal CPU 31 to another device designated by the mobile terminal CPU 31 via the network 2, and receives information received from the other device via the network 2 to the mobile terminal CPU 31. send. The communication method is, for example, an IEEE 802.11 wireless communication method, but may be Bluetooth (registered trademark), RFID, or a plurality of them. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 includes a mobile terminal transmission unit and a mobile terminal reception unit.

  The antenna 35 receives the radio wave transmitted from the base station, converts it into an electrical signal, sends it to the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and outputs the electrical signal received from the mobile terminal communication unit 34 as a radio wave. The display unit 36 is configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal panel. The display unit 36 has a display screen and displays information received from the mobile terminal CPU 31, for example, image information, on the display screen.

  The operation unit 37 serving as a selection unit includes operation buttons and a touch panel. The operation unit 37 sends information associated with the operated operation button to the mobile terminal CPU 31. The touch panel is mounted on the display screen of the display unit 36. The operation unit 37 sends position information indicating the position touched on the touch panel by an indicator such as a touch pen or a finger to the mobile terminal CPU 31. The mobile terminal CPU 31 selects which of the items and buttons displayed on the display unit 36 is selected based on the position indicated by the received position information and the display positions of the items and buttons displayed on the display screen. And which button has been operated.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the data structure of the login information 41. The login information 41 is information transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10 when logging into the server device 10 from the mobile terminal 30. The login information 41 includes an item of user ID 411 and an item of password. The item of user ID 411 represents a user ID. The item of the password 412 represents a password for confirming the validity of the user ID. In the example of the login information 41 illustrated in FIG. 5, “user0001” is indicated as the user ID 411, and “hogehoge” is indicated as the password 412. The password is user confirmation information.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the content list 42. The content list 42 is a content list transmitted from the server device 10 to the mobile terminal 30. The content list 42 includes an item 421 item, a content ID 422 item, a title 423 item, and a price 424 item.

  The item 421 indicates the number of content IDs included in the content list 42, that is, the number of content IDs included in the content list 42. The item of the content ID 422 represents the content ID, that is, the content ID of the electronic content. The item of the title 423 represents the title of the content, that is, the title of the electronic content specified by the content ID. The item of price 424 represents the price of the content, that is, the price of the electronic content specified by the content ID.

  For one electronic content, one item of content ID 422, one item of title 423, and one item of price 424 are a set. In the content list 42, this set is repeated by the number of cases indicated in the item 421.

  In the example of the content list 42 illustrated in FIG. 6, “4” is indicated as the number of cases 421, “012345678900” is indicated as the content ID 422 for the first set, and “Book A” is indicated as the title 423. , “210” is shown as the price 424. Similarly, for the second set, “9877654321012” is shown as the content ID 422, “Book B” is shown as the title 423, and “315” is shown as the price 424. For the third group, “246810123456” is shown as the content ID 422, “Book C” is shown as the title 423, and “525” is shown as the price 424. For the fourth set, “ABC12345678” is shown as the content ID 422, “Movie A” is shown as the title 423, and “1050” is shown as the price 424.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the purchase request information 43. The purchase request information 43 is information transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10 when the mobile terminal 30 requests the server device 10 to purchase electronic content. The purchase request information 43 includes an item of purchase request 431 and an item of content ID 432. The item of the purchase request 431 represents a purchase request, that is, a request for purchasing electronic content. The item of the content ID 432 is an ID of content requested to purchase, that is, a content ID of electronic content requested to purchase. In the example of the purchase request information 43 illustrated in FIG. 7, “012345678900” is shown as the content ID 432.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of the credit card information 44. The credit card information 44 is information transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10 when registering credit card information from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10. The credit card information 44 includes an item of a card number 441, an item of a name 442, and an item of an expiration date 443. The item of the card number 441 represents a credit card number. The item of name 442 represents the name of the credit card holder. The expiration date 443 is the expiration date of the credit card.

  In the example of the credit card information 44 shown in FIG. 8, “012345677891112” is shown as the card number 441, “Taro Yamada” is shown as the name 442, and “2010-1-1” is shown as the expiration date 443. ing.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the user ID registration screen 51. The user ID registration screen 51 is a screen for registering a user ID in the server device 10 and is displayed on the display unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30. The user ID registration screen 51 is provided with a user ID input field 511, a password input field 512, and a send button 513.

  The user ID input column 511 is a column for inputting a user ID. In the user ID input field 511, characters “ID” indicating that it is a field for inputting a user ID are displayed. The password input field 512 is a field for inputting a password. In the password input field 512, characters “password” indicating that the field is for inputting a password are displayed. The send button 513 is an operation button for instructing to transmit the user ID input in the user ID input field 511 and the password input in the password input field 512 to the server device 10. The user ID and password are issued from the store, for example, on a membership card in the form of member registration to the member who uses the store.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content list display screen. The content list display screen is displayed on the display unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30. FIG. 10A is an example of the content list display screen 52 in the case where electronic content having the same content as the product exists for all the products desired to be purchased.

  The content list display screen 52 is provided with a message field 521 and at least one content purchase field 522. The message column 521 is a column for displaying a message indicating that the content list is for the user specified by the user ID. The content purchase column 522 displays the title and price of electronic content that can be purchased, and is provided with a “buy button” 523. By operating the “Purchase button” 523, the server purchases the electronic content of the title displayed in the content purchase column 522 provided with the “Purchase button” 523 at the displayed price. The device 10 can be requested. The content purchase column 522 displays the number of items desired to be purchased.

  In the content list display screen 52 shown in FIG. 10A, the message column 521 indicates “Wish List for user0001”, and the first content purchase column 522 shows the title and price of the electronic content. “Book A ¥ 210” is indicated. Similarly, in the second content purchase column 522, “Book B ¥ 315” is shown as the title and price of the electronic content. In the third content purchase column 522, “Book C ¥ 525” is shown as the title and price of the electronic content. In the fourth content purchase column 522, “Movie A ¥ 1050” is shown as the title and price of the electronic content.

  FIG. 10B is an example of the content list display screen 53 when electronic content having the same content as the product does not exist for any product among the products desired to be purchased. The content list display screen 53 is provided with a message field 531, at least one content purchase field 532, and at least one unpurchasable content field 534. The message column 531, the content purchase column 532, and the “buy button” 533 are the same as the message column 521, the content purchase column 522, and the “purchase button” 523 shown in FIG. Description is omitted.

  The non-purchasable content column 534 is a column indicating a product for which there is no electronic content having the same content as the product that the user desires to purchase. The case where the electronic content does not exist is, for example, a case where the same content as the product has not yet been converted into an electronic content and a case where online distribution is not possible. In the non-purchasable content column 534, a title of a product that cannot be purchased as electronic content is displayed, and a message 535 indicating that there is no electronic content is displayed.

  In the non-purchasable content column 534 of the content list display screen 53 shown in FIG. 10B, “Book D” is shown as the title of the product that cannot be purchased as electronic content, and “Applicable electronic book” is displayed as the message 535. Message is not displayed.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the credit card registration screen 54. The credit card registration screen 54 is a screen for registering information on credit cards owned by the user in the server device 10 and is displayed on the display unit 36 of the mobile terminal 30. The credit card registration screen 54 is provided with a card number input field 541, a nominee input field 542, an expiration date input field 543, and a registration button 544.

  The card number input column 541 is a column for inputting a credit card number of a credit card owned by the user. The nominee input column 542 is a column for inputting the name of the nominee of the credit card owned by the user. The expiration date input field 543 is a field for inputting the expiration date of the credit card owned by the user. The registration button 544 displays the credit card number input in the card number input field 541, the name of the holder input in the holder input field 542, and the expiration date input in the expiration date input field 543 in the server device 10. This is an operation button for sending and instructing registration.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of user ID registration processing. The user ID registration process is a process for registering the user ID and password from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10. The flowchart on the left is the processing in the server device 10. The flowchart on the right side is the process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when the user ID setting item is selected from the menu displayed on the display unit 36, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step A1. In step A1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays the user ID registration screen 51 shown in FIG. 9, and allows the user to input the user ID and password issued from the store.

  In step A <b> 2, the mobile terminal CPU 31 stores the input user ID and password in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 in association with each other. In step A <b> 3, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the user ID and password stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and ends the user ID registration process in the mobile terminal 30.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step B1 and is on standby in a state where a program for registering a user ID and password can be executed.

  In step B <b> 1, the server CPU 11 receives the user ID and password transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14. In step B2, the received user ID and password are linked, that is, associated and stored in the server storage unit 12, and the process returns to step B1.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the first content registration processing. The first content registration process is a process of registering the user ID, the product ID, and the store ID from the store terminal 20 to the server device 10. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the store terminal 20.

  The store terminal CPU 21 proceeds to step C1 when the store terminal 20 is turned on and becomes operable. In step C1, the store terminal CPU 21 causes the store manager to input the store ID of the store using an operation unit (not shown) such as a keyboard. In step C <b> 2, the store terminal CPU 21 stores the input store ID in the store terminal storage unit 22.

  In step C3, the store terminal CPU 21 stands by until the product ID and the user ID are read by the product code reading unit 25. The user takes the product desired to purchase and the membership card to the store terminal 20, and the product code reading unit 25 reads the product ID of the product desired to be purchased by the user and the user ID of the membership card. Do.

  In step C <b> 4, the store terminal CPU 21 reads the store ID stored in the store terminal storage unit 22. In step C5, the store terminal CPU 21 transmits the product ID and user ID read by the product code reading unit 25 and the store ID read from the store terminal storage unit 22 to the server device 10 by the store terminal communication unit 24. Return to Step C3.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step D1 and waits in a state where a program for storing the user ID, the product ID, and the store ID can be executed.

  In step D1, which is an acquisition step, the server CPU 11 receives the user ID, the product ID, and the store ID transmitted from the store terminal 20 by the server communication unit 14. In step D2, which is a storage step, the server CPU 11 associates the received user ID, product ID, and store ID with each other, that is, stores them in the server storage unit 12 and returns to step D1.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the first content purchase processing. In the first content purchase process, the user logs in to the server device 10 from the mobile terminal 30 and receives from the server device 10 a list of electronic contents having the same content as the product that the user possessing the mobile terminal 30 desires to purchase, ie, a content list When electronic content to be displayed on the mobile terminal 30 and purchased from the content list is selected, the electronic content purchase procedure is performed. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when an item for purchasing electronic content is selected from the menu displayed on the display unit 36, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step E1. In step E <b> 1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays a screen similar to the user ID registration screen 51 illustrated in FIG. 9 and allows the user to input login information using the operation unit 37. The login information is a user ID and a password.

  In step E <b> 2, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the input user ID and password as login information 41 to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. In step E1, the user ID and password input for the first time are stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 as a login user ID and password, and are stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 at the second and subsequent logins. User ID and password are used. Therefore, at the second and subsequent logins, the user does not need to input a user ID and password for login.

  In step E <b> 3, the mobile terminal CPU 31 receives the content list 42 transmitted from the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. In step E4, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays the received content list 42 on the display unit like the content list display screen 52 shown in FIG. 10 (a) or the content list display screen 53 shown in FIG. 10 (b). 36.

  In step E5, the mobile terminal CPU 31 selects the electronic content desired to be purchased from the electronic content displayed on the content list screen 62 or the content list display screen 53 by the operation unit 37, and purchase button 523 or purchase. The button 533 is operated. In step E6, the mobile terminal CPU 31 performs a purchase process described later in FIG. In the purchase process, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits purchase request information 43 to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34.

  In step E7, the mobile terminal CPU 31 receives the electronic content by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, displays the received electronic content on the display unit 36, and ends the first content purchase process in the mobile terminal 30.

  When the server apparatus 10 is powered on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step F1 and is on standby in a state where a program for performing content purchase processing can be executed.

  In step F1, which is a user identification information receiving step, the server CPU 11 performs a login process. Specifically, the server CPU 11 receives the login information 41, that is, the user ID and password by the server communication unit 14, and the received user ID and password are stored in the user ID and password stored in association with the server storage unit 12. The user is authenticated depending on whether or not they match. If the authentication is successful, the server CPU 11 proceeds to step F2, and although not shown in the figure, if the authentication is unsuccessful, the server CPU 11 ends in error.

  In step F2, which is a product extraction step, the server CPU 11 extracts all product IDs associated with the user ID received in step F1, that is, associated product IDs, from the product IDs stored in the server storage unit 12. In step F3, which is a content specifying step, the server CPU 11 specifies a content ID for each extracted product ID. Specifically, the server storage unit 12 stores the product ID and the content ID of the electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product ID in association with each other, and the server CPU 11 stores the extracted product ID. The content ID of the electronic content having the same content as the product specified by is identified by the association between the product ID stored in the server storage unit 12 and the content ID. The product ID and the content ID are common to all stores.

  In step F4, the server CPU 11 determines whether there is a product ID for which the content ID cannot be specified. The server CPU 11 proceeds to step F11 when there is a product ID for which the content ID cannot be specified, and proceeds to step F5 when there is no product ID for which the content ID cannot be specified. “The content ID cannot be specified” means that the content ID cannot be specified because there is no electronic content having the same content as the product that the user desires to purchase.

  In step F5, the server CPU 11 acquires content information for each content ID. The content information is information including the title of the electronic content and the price of the electronic content, and is stored in the server storage unit 12 for each content ID. In step F6, the server CPU 11 creates the content list 42 based on the acquired content information. In step F7 which is a transmission step, the server CPU 11 transmits the created content list 42 to the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14.

  In step F8, which is a content specifying information reception step, when the server CPU 11 receives the purchase request information 43 from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14, the server CPU 11 performs a purchase process described later with reference to FIG. In step F <b> 9, the server CPU 11 stores the content ID of the electronic content that has been purchased and the store ID that is associated, that is, associated with the store ID, in the server storage unit 12. By this association, the server device 10 stores the price of the sold electronic content in the store terminal 10 in which the product of the product ID associated with the content ID of the sold electronic content is registered in the server device 10 as a product that the user desires to purchase. It can be returned to the store where 20 is installed.

  In step F10, which is a sales step, the server CPU 11 transmits the purchased electronic content to the mobile terminal 30 through the server communication unit 14, and ends the first content purchase processing in the server device 10.

  In step F11, the server CPU 11 acquires the product information of the product specified by the product ID for which the content ID cannot be specified. The product information is information including the title of the product, and is stored in the server storage unit 12 for each product ID. In step F12, the server CPU 11 acquires content information for the product ID for which the content ID can be specified, and proceeds to step F6.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the first purchase processing. The first purchase process is a process for performing a procedure for purchasing electronic contents. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  When step E6 shown in FIG. 14 is executed, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step G1. In step G1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits a purchase request, that is, purchase request information 43 to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and ends the first purchase process in the mobile terminal 30.

  When step F8 shown in FIG. 14 is executed, the server CPU 11 proceeds to step H1. In step H <b> 1, the server CPU 11 receives a purchase request, that is, purchase request information 43 from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14. In step H <b> 2, the server CPU 11 performs a purchase procedure and ends the first purchase process in the server device 10. In the purchase procedure, the electronic content is settled. The settlement process is, for example, a settlement process using a credit card.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of user ID / terminal ID registration processing in the content sales system 1a according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The content sales system 1a according to the second embodiment has the same hardware configuration as that of the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication. The processing in the content sales system 1a according to the second embodiment will be described only with respect to differences from the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment with reference to FIGS.

  In the content sales system 1a, the user ID and password are specified using mobile terminal specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “terminal ID”) for specifying each mobile terminal 30. In the content sales system 1a, the login process at the mobile terminal 30 can be omitted.

  The user ID / terminal ID registration process is a process of registering the user ID, password, and terminal ID from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when the user ID setting item is selected from the menu displayed on the display unit 36, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step J1. In step J1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays the user ID registration screen 51 shown in FIG. 9, and allows the user to input the user ID and password issued from the store. In Step J2, the mobile terminal CPU 31 stores the input user ID and password in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 in association with each other.

  In step J3, the mobile terminal CPU 31 reads the terminal ID from the mobile terminal storage unit 32. In the mobile terminal 30, the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 30 is stored in advance in the mobile terminal storage unit 32. In step J4, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the user ID and password stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 and the terminal ID read from the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the server device 19 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and the mobile terminal CPU 31 The user ID registration process at the terminal 30 is terminated.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step K1 and stands by in a state where a program for registering the user ID, password, and terminal ID can be executed.

  In step K <b> 1, the server CPU 11 receives the user ID, password, and terminal ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14. In step K2, the received user ID, password, and terminal ID are linked, that is, associated with each other, stored in the server storage unit 12, and the process returns to step K1.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the second content purchase processing. In the second content purchase process, the user ID is specified by the terminal ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10, and a list of electronic contents having the same content as the product that the user of the specified user ID desires to purchase, that is, This is processing for transmitting a content list from the server device 10 to the mobile terminal 30, displaying the transmitted content list on the mobile terminal 30, and purchasing electronic content when electronic content to be purchased is selected from the content list. . The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when an item for purchasing electronic content is selected from the menu displayed on the display unit 36, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step L1. In step L1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the terminal ID stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the server device 19 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. The mobile terminal storage unit 32 stores a terminal ID in advance. Steps L2 to L6 are the same as steps E3 to E7 shown in FIG. 14, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step M1 and stands by in a state where a program for performing content purchase processing can be executed.

  In step M <b> 1, the server CPU 11 receives a terminal ID from the mobile terminal 30 through the server communication unit 14. In step M2, the server CPU 11 specifies the user ID of the user who uses the mobile terminal 30 from the terminal ID. Specifically, the server CPU 11 specifies the user ID by extracting the user ID associated with the received terminal ID from the user ID stored in the server storage unit 12.

  In step M3, the server CPU 11 extracts from the product ID stored in the server storage unit 12 all the product IDs linked to the user ID specified in step M2, that is, associated with each other. Steps M4 to M13 are the same as steps F3 to F12 shown in FIG. 14, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of credit card registration processing in the content sales system 1b according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The content sales system 1b according to the third embodiment has the same hardware configuration as the hardware configuration of the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication. The process in the content sales system 1b which is 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 18, FIG.

  In the content sales system 1b, credit card information is stored in the server device 10, and purchase processing is performed using the credit card information. In the content sales system 1b, it is possible to omit sending the credit card information from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10 in the purchase process.

  The credit card registration process is a process for storing the credit card information 44 from the mobile terminal 30 to the server device 10. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when a credit card setting item is selected from the menu displayed on the display unit 36, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step N1. In step N1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays a screen similar to the user ID registration screen 51 shown in FIG. 9, and allows the user to input the user ID and password issued from the store. In step N <b> 2, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the input user ID and password as login information 41 to the server device 19 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34 and logs in to the server device 19.

  In step N3, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays the credit card registration screen 54 shown in FIG. 11 and allows the user to input credit card information. In step N4, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the input credit card information as the credit card information 44 to the server device 19 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and the credit card registration process in the mobile terminal 30 is terminated.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 proceeds to step P1 and stands by in a state where a program for storing the credit card information 44 can be executed. Step P1 is the same as step F1 shown in FIG. 14, and description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication.

  In step P <b> 2, the server CPU 11 receives the credit card information 44 from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14. In step P3, the server CPU 11 associates the logged-in user ID with the credit card information 44 received in step P2, that is, associates and stores it in the server storage unit 12, and stores the credit card information in the server device 10. Exit.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the second purchase processing. The second purchase process is a process for performing electronic content purchase procedures using stored credit card information. The flowchart on the left side is a process in the server device 10, and the flowchart on the right side is a process in the mobile terminal 30.

  When step E6 shown in FIG. 14 or step L5 shown in FIG. 17 is executed, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step Q1. In step Q <b> 1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits a purchase request, that is, purchase request information 43 to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. In step Q2, the mobile terminal CPU 31 displays a screen similar to the user ID registration screen 51 shown in FIG. 9, and allows the user to input the user ID and password issued from the store. In step Q3, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the input password to the server device 10 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and the second purchase process in the mobile terminal 30 is terminated.

  When step F8 shown in FIG. 14 or step M9 shown in FIG. 17 is executed, the server CPU 11 proceeds to step R1. In step R <b> 1, the server CPU 11 receives a purchase request, that is, purchase request information 43 from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14.

  In step R2, the server CPU 11 specifies the user's credit card number. Specifically, the server CPU 11 specifies the user ID of the user who logged in at step F1 shown in FIG. 14 or the step M2 shown in FIG. 17 from the credit card information stored in the memory of the server storage unit 12. The credit card information associated with the user ID is extracted, and the credit card number of the extracted credit card information is read from the server storage unit 12.

  In step R <b> 3, the server CPU 11 receives the password from the mobile terminal 30 by the server communication unit 14. The server CPU 11 receives the user ID of the user who logged in at step F1 shown in FIG. 14 or the user specified at step M2 shown in FIG. Password authentication is performed based on whether the password matches the ID. The server CPU 11 proceeds to step R4 when they match, and ends with an error when they do not match, although not shown in the figure.

  In step R4, the server CPU 11 performs a purchase procedure, and ends the second purchase process in the server device 10. In the purchase procedure, the electronic content is settled. In the settlement process, the payment for the electronic content is performed using the credit card number specified in step R2.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of second content registration processing in the content sales system 1c according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The content sales system 1c according to the fourth embodiment has the same hardware configuration as that of the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted to avoid duplication. The processing in the content sales system 1c according to the fourth embodiment will be described only with respect to differences from the content sales system 1 according to the first embodiment with reference to FIG.

  In the content sales system 1c, acquisition of the user ID at the store terminal 20 is performed from the mobile terminal 30, not from the membership card. In the content sales system 1c, the user does not need to present a membership card at the store.

  The second content registration process is a process of registering the user ID, the product ID, and the store ID from the store terminal 20 to the server device 10. The flowchart on the left is the process in the server device 10, the flowchart in the center is the process in the store terminal 20, and the flowchart on the right is the process in the mobile terminal 30.

  For example, when the mobile terminal CPU 31 receives a request for transmitting a user ID from the store terminal CPU 21, the mobile terminal CPU 31 proceeds to step S 1. In step S <b> 1, the mobile terminal CPU 31 transmits the user ID stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the store terminal CPU 21 by the mobile terminal communication unit 34, and ends the second content registration process in the mobile terminal 30.

  The store terminal CPU 21 proceeds to step T1 when the store terminal 20 is turned on and becomes operable. Steps T1, T2, T4, and T6 are the same as steps C1, C2, C4, and C5 shown in FIG. 13, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication. In step T3, the store terminal CPU 21 stands by until the product ID is read by the product code reading unit 25. The product that the user desires to purchase is brought to the store terminal 20, and the product code reading unit 25 performs an operation of reading the product ID of the product that the user desires to purchase.

  In step T5, the store terminal CPU 21 transmits a request for transmission of the user ID to the mobile terminal 30 through the store terminal communication unit 24, and in response to the request for transmission, the store terminal CPU 21 sets the user ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 to the store. Received by the terminal communication unit 24.

  When the server device 10 is turned on and becomes operable, the server CPU 11 moves to step U1 and stands by in a state where a program for storing a user ID, a product ID, and a store ID can be executed. Steps U1 and U2 are the same as steps D1 and D2 shown in FIG. 13, and a description thereof is omitted to avoid duplication.

  In the above-described embodiment, the server CPU 11 executes a program stored in the server storage unit 12, the store terminal CPU 21 executes a program stored in the store terminal storage unit 22, and the mobile terminal CPU 31 is mobile. The above-described processing is executed by executing a program stored in the terminal storage unit 32. The program for executing the above-described processing includes the server storage unit 12, the store terminal storage unit 22, and the mobile terminal storage unit. However, it may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium may be a recording medium that can be read by providing a program reading device as an external storage device (not shown) in the server device 10, the store terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 30, for example, and inserting the recording medium into them, Alternatively, it may be a storage device of another device.

  Any recording medium may be used as long as the stored program is accessed and executed by a computer, for example, a CPU. Alternatively, in any recording medium, the program is read, and the read program is stored in the program storage area of the server storage unit 12, the store terminal storage unit 22, and the mobile terminal storage unit 32. The program may be executed.

  In this way, a user ID provided in a store for specifying a user who wants to purchase a product, a store ID for specifying a store displaying a product that the user wants to purchase, and the user purchases The server device 10 is connected to the store terminal 20 and the portable mobile terminal 30 in which the product ID for specifying the product for which the user desires to be read is held so as to be readable, and is sold by the server device 10 that sells the electronic content. In performing sales, the server communication unit 14 acquires a user ID, a store ID, and a product ID from the store terminal 20. The server storage unit 12 stores the user ID acquired by the server communication unit 14, the store ID, and the product ID in association with each other. The server communication unit 14 receives the user ID of the user of the mobile terminal 30 from the mobile terminal 30. The server CPU 11 extracts a product ID associated with the user ID received by the server communication unit 14 from the product ID stored in the server storage unit 12. The server CPU 11 specifies a content ID for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product ID extracted by the server CPU 11. The server communication unit 14 transmits the content ID specified by the server CPU 11 to the mobile terminal 30. The server communication unit 14 receives a content ID selected from the content IDs transmitted by the server communication unit 14. Then, the server CPU 11 electronically sells electronic content specified by the content ID received by the server communication unit 14. Therefore, the user can purchase the electronic content having the same content as the product without being aware of the specific information for specifying the store.

  Further, the server CPU 11 extracts a store ID associated with the product ID extracted by the server CPU 11 from the store ID stored in the server storage unit 12. The server storage unit 12 stores the content ID of the electronic content sold by the server CPU 11 and the store ID extracted by the server CPU 11 in association with each other. Therefore, the server device 10 can specify a store that returns a part of the price of the purchased electronic content.

  Further, the server communication unit 14 acquires a terminal ID for specifying the mobile terminal 30 from the mobile terminal 30. The server CPU 11 specifies the user ID based on the terminal ID acquired by the server communication unit 14. Then, the server CPU 11 extracts the product ID associated with the user ID specified by the server CPU 11 from the product ID stored in the server storage unit 12 instead of the user ID received by the server communication unit 14. Therefore, the user can purchase electronic content without inputting a user ID.

  Further, the server storage unit 12 stores the credit card number assigned to the user's credit card, the user ID, and the password for confirming the validity of the user ID in association with each other. The server communication unit 14 further receives a password from the mobile terminal 30. Then, when the password received by the server communication unit 14 matches the password stored in the server storage unit 12, the server CPU 11 uses the credit card number stored in the server storage unit 12 to pay for the electronic content. Do. Therefore, the user can pay for electronic content to be purchased with only a password without inputting credit card information.

  Furthermore, the user ID acquired by the server communication unit 14 is information given to the user by the store terminal 20 and stored in the mobile terminal 30 of the user. Therefore, the server device 10 can acquire the user ID given from the store from the mobile terminal 30.

  Further, the server communication unit 14 acquires the terminal ID of the mobile terminal 30 from the mobile terminal 30 together with the user ID. The server storage unit 12 stores the terminal ID acquired by the server communication unit 14 in association with the user ID acquired together with the terminal ID. Then, the server CPU 11 specifies the user ID by extracting the user ID associated with the terminal ID acquired by the server communication unit 14 from the user ID stored in the server storage unit 12. Therefore, the server device 10 can easily specify the user ID from the terminal ID acquired from the mobile terminal 30.

  Further, the server CPU 11 specifies the title of the product specified by the product ID when the server CPU 11 cannot specify the content ID. Therefore, the user can know information about a product such as a product title even for a product without electronic content.

  Furthermore, the server storage unit 12 stores a product ID and a content ID for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product ID in association with each other. Then, the server CPU 11 identifies the content ID by extracting the content ID associated with the product ID extracted by the server CPU 11 from the content ID stored in the server storage unit 12. Therefore, the server apparatus 10 can specify content ID easily and reliably from goods ID.

  Furthermore, when selling electronic content in the content sales system 1 including the store terminal 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the server device 10, in the store terminal 20, the product code reading unit 25 and the operation unit (not shown) are a user ID and a store ID. And product ID is acquired. The store terminal storage unit 22 stores the user ID acquired by the product code reading unit 25 and an operation unit (not shown), the store ID, and the product ID in association with each other. Then, the store terminal communication unit 24 transmits the user ID, the store ID, and the product ID stored in the store terminal storage unit 22 to the server device 10. In the mobile terminal 30, the mobile terminal storage unit 32 stores the user ID. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 transmits the user ID stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the server device 10. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 receives the selected content ID from the server device 10. The display unit 36 displays the content ID received by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. The operation unit 37 selects a content ID of electronic content to be purchased from content IDs displayed on the display unit 36. Then, the mobile terminal communication unit 34 transmits the content ID selected by the operation unit 37 to the server device 10. Therefore, even if the user does not know the store and product specific information, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased.

  Furthermore, when selling electronic content in the content sales system 1 including the store terminal 20, the mobile terminal 30, and the server device 10, in the store terminal 20, the product code reading unit 25 and the operation unit (not shown) store the store ID and product ID. get. The store terminal storage unit 22 stores the store ID and the product ID that are acquired by the product code reading unit 25 and an operation unit (not shown) in association with each other. The store terminal communication unit 24 receives the user ID from the mobile terminal 30. Then, the store terminal communication unit 24 transmits the user ID received by the store terminal communication unit 24 and the store ID and product ID stored in the store terminal storage unit 22 to the server device 10. In the mobile terminal 30, the mobile terminal storage unit 32 stores the user ID. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 transmits the user ID stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 32 to the store terminal 20 and the server device 10. The mobile terminal communication unit 34 receives the selected content ID from the server device 10. The display unit 36 displays the content ID received by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. The operation unit 37 selects a content ID of electronic content to be purchased from content IDs displayed on the display unit 36. Then, the mobile terminal communication unit 34 transmits the electronic content ID selected by the operation unit 37 to the server device 10. Therefore, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased without the user being aware of the specific information for specifying the store. Moreover, the user does not need to present the membership card in which the user ID is recorded at the store.

  Furthermore, a user ID provided in the store for specifying a user who desires to purchase the product, a store ID for specifying a store displaying the product desired to be purchased by the user, and the user wishes to purchase. Content sales executed by a server device 10 connected to a store terminal 20 and a portable mobile terminal 30 in which a product ID for specifying a product to be read is readable and held, and which sells electronic content In selling electronic contents by the method, in step D1 shown in FIG. 13, the user ID, the store ID, and the product ID are acquired from the store terminal 20. In step D2 shown in FIG. 13, the user ID acquired in step D1 shown in FIG. 13, the store ID, and the product ID are stored in association with each other. In step F <b> 1 shown in FIG. 14, the user ID of the user of the mobile terminal 30 is received from the mobile terminal 30. In step F2 shown in FIG. 14, the product ID associated with the user ID received in step F1 shown in FIG. 14 is extracted from the product ID stored in step D2 shown in FIG. In step F3 shown in FIG. 14, the content ID for specifying the electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product ID extracted in step F2 shown in FIG. 14 is specified. In step F7 shown in FIG. 14, the content ID specified in step F3 shown in FIG. 14 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. In step F8 shown in FIG. 14, the content ID selected from the content ID transmitted in step F7 shown in FIG. 14 is received. In step F10 shown in FIG. 14, the electronic content specified by the content ID received in step F8 shown in FIG. 14 is sold electronically. Therefore, the electronic content having the same content as the product can be purchased without the user being aware of the specific information for specifying the store.

  Furthermore, a user ID provided in the store for specifying a user who desires to purchase the product, a store ID for specifying a store displaying the product desired to be purchased by the user, and the user wishes to purchase. A user ID, a store ID, and a product ID are connected to a computer connected via a network to the store terminal 20 and the portable mobile terminal 30 in which a product ID for specifying the product to be read is held. Step D1 shown in FIG. 13 acquired from the store terminal 20, the user ID acquired in Step D1 shown in FIG. 13, the store ID, and the step D2 shown in FIG. The user ID of the user of the mobile terminal 30 is received from the mobile terminal 30 and stored in step F1 shown in FIG. 14 and step D2 shown in FIG. The product ID associated with the user ID received in step F1 shown in FIG. 14 is extracted from the product ID, and specified by step F2 shown in FIG. 14 and the product ID extracted in step F2 shown in FIG. Step F3 shown in FIG. 14 for specifying the content ID for specifying the electronic content having the same content as the product to be sold, and the content ID specified in Step F3 shown in FIG. 14 are transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. Step F7 shown in FIG. 14, the step F8 shown in FIG. 14 for receiving the content ID selected from the content ID transmitted in Step F7 shown in FIG. 14, and the content received in Step F8 shown in FIG. Step F10 shown in FIG. 14 for electronically selling the electronic content specified by the ID is executed. It can be provided as a program to function as the server device 10 which performs the sale of electronic content.

1 Content Sales System 2 Network 10 Server Device 11 Server CPU
12 server storage unit 13 server temporary storage unit 14 server communication unit 20 store terminal 21 store terminal CPU
22 store terminal storage unit 23 store terminal temporary storage unit 24 store terminal communication unit 25 product code reading unit 30 mobile terminal 31 mobile terminal CPU
32 Mobile terminal storage unit 33 Mobile terminal temporary storage unit 34 Mobile terminal communication unit 35 Antenna 36 Display unit 37 Operation unit

Claims (12)

User identification information provided in a store for identifying a user who wishes to purchase a product, store identification information for identifying a store displaying a product that the user desires to purchase, and the user wishes to purchase A content sales server device that sells electronic content and is connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specification information for specifying a product to be read is retained,
An acquisition unit for acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage unit that stores the user identification information acquired by the acquisition unit, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving unit for receiving user specifying information of a user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting unit that extracts product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received by the user specifying information receiving unit from the product specifying information stored in the storage unit;
A content specifying unit for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit;
A transmission unit that transmits the content identification information identified by the content identification unit to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving unit that receives content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted by the transmitting unit;
A content sales server apparatus, comprising: a sales unit that electronically sells electronic content specified by the content specification information received by the content specification information receiving unit. A store extracting unit that extracts store specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the store specifying information stored in the storage unit;
2. The content sales server according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the content identification information of the electronic content sold by the sales unit in association with the store identification information extracted by the store extraction unit. apparatus. The acquisition unit acquires mobile terminal specifying information for specifying the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device,
Based on the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit, further includes a user specifying unit that specifies user specifying information,
The product extracting unit replaces the user specifying information received by the user specifying information receiving unit from the product specifying information stored in the storage unit, and specifies the product specifying associated with the user specifying information specified by the user specifying unit. 2. The content sales server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information is extracted. The storage unit stores the credit card number assigned to the user's credit card, the user identification information, and the user confirmation information for confirming the validity of the user identification information in association with each other,
A user confirmation information receiving unit for further receiving user confirmation information from the mobile terminal device;
When the user confirmation information received by the user confirmation information receiving unit matches the user confirmation information stored in the storage unit, the sales unit uses the credit card number stored in the storage unit to pay for the electronic content. The content sales server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein settlement is performed.   The content sales server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user specifying information acquired by the acquisition unit is information given to the user by the store terminal device and stored in the mobile terminal device of the user. The acquisition unit acquires the mobile terminal specifying information of the mobile terminal device together with the user specifying information from the mobile terminal device,
The storage unit stores the mobile terminal identification information acquired by the acquisition unit in association with the user identification information acquired together with the mobile terminal identification information,
The user specifying unit specifies the user specifying information by extracting the user specifying information associated with the mobile terminal specifying information acquired by the acquiring unit from the user specifying information stored in the storage unit. 4. The content sales server device according to claim 3, wherein   The content sales server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a title specifying unit that specifies a title of a product specified by the product specifying information when the content specifying unit cannot specify the content specifying information. . The storage unit stores product specifying information in association with content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information,
The content specifying unit specifies content specifying information by extracting content specifying information associated with the product specifying information extracted by the product extracting unit from the content specifying information stored in the storage unit. The content sales server device according to claim 1, wherein A content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device, and a content sales server device according to claim 1,
The store terminal device
A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring user specific information, store specific information and product specific information;
A store terminal storage unit that stores user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit, store identification information, and product identification information in association with each other;
A store terminal transmitting unit that transmits user specifying information, store specifying information, and product specifying information stored in the store terminal storage unit to the content sales server device,
The mobile terminal device
A mobile terminal storage unit for storing user identification information;
A mobile terminal transmission unit for transmitting the user identification information stored in the mobile terminal storage unit to the content sales server device;
A mobile terminal receiver that receives the selected content identification information from a content sales server device;
A display unit for displaying the content identification information received by the mobile terminal reception unit;
A selection unit that selects content identification information of electronic content to be purchased from the content identification information displayed on the display unit,
A content sales system, wherein the mobile terminal transmission unit transmits the content specifying information selected by the selection unit to the content sales server device. A content sales system including a store terminal device, a mobile terminal device, and a content sales server device according to claim 1,
The store terminal device
A specific information acquisition unit for acquiring store specific information and product specific information;
A store terminal storage unit that stores the store specific information and the product specific information acquired by the specific information acquisition unit;
A store terminal receiving unit for receiving user identification information from the mobile terminal device;
A store terminal transmitting unit that transmits the user specifying information received by the store terminal receiving unit and the store specifying information and product specifying information stored in the store terminal storage unit to the content sales server device,
The mobile terminal device
A mobile terminal storage unit for storing user identification information;
A mobile terminal transmission unit that transmits user identification information stored in the mobile terminal storage unit to the store terminal device and the content sales server device;
A mobile terminal receiver that receives the selected content identification information from a content sales server device;
A display unit for displaying the content identification information received by the mobile terminal reception unit;
A selection unit that selects content identification information of electronic content to be purchased from the content identification information displayed on the display unit,
The mobile terminal transmitting unit transmits the electronic content specifying information selected by the selecting unit to the content selling server device. User identification information provided in a store for identifying a user who wishes to purchase a product, store identification information for identifying a store displaying a product that the user desires to purchase, and the user wishes to purchase It is executed by a content sales server device that sells electronic content and is connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product to be read is held in a readable manner There is a content sales method,
An acquisition step of acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage step of storing the user identification information acquired in the acquisition step, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving step of receiving user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting step for extracting product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step from the product specifying information stored in the storing step;
A content specifying step for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step;
A transmission step of transmitting the content identification information identified in the content identification step to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving step for receiving content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted in the transmitting step;
A content selling method comprising: a sales step of electronically selling electronic content specified by the content specifying information received in the content specifying information receiving step. User identification information provided in a store for identifying a user who wishes to purchase a product, store identification information for identifying a store displaying a product that the user desires to purchase, and the user wishes to purchase Sales server device for selling electronic content, including a computer, connected to a store terminal device and a portable mobile terminal device in which product specifying information for specifying a product to be read is held in a readable manner On the computer
An acquisition step of acquiring user-specific information, store-specific information, and product-specific information from the store terminal device;
A storage step of storing the user identification information acquired in the acquisition step, the store identification information, and the product identification information in association with each other;
A user specifying information receiving step of receiving user specifying information of the user of the mobile terminal device from the mobile terminal device;
A product extracting step for extracting product specifying information associated with the user specifying information received in the user specifying information receiving step from the product specifying information stored in the storing step;
A content specifying step for specifying content specifying information for specifying electronic content having the same content as the product specified by the product specifying information extracted in the product extracting step;
A transmission step of transmitting the content identification information identified in the content identification step to the mobile terminal device;
A content specifying information receiving step for receiving content specifying information selected from the content specifying information transmitted in the transmitting step;
A program for executing a sales step of electronically selling electronic content specified by the content specifying information received in the content specifying information receiving step.

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